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Grants

The City of Tallahassee offers several grant programs designed to enhance neighborhood pride, quality of life and resident engagement. Whether your neighborhood would like to install a new entryway sign, implement a youth program, or host a block party, the City of Tallahassee would like to help make it happen.

Griffin Heights Housing Improvement Program

Griffin Heights Housing Improvement Program

The Griffin Heights Housing Improvement Program seeks to provide grant funding to repair the homes of eligible homeowners within the Griffin Heights neighborhood, a Northwest Tallahassee community.  Grant funding is provided in the form of a two-year forgivable loan to eligible Griffin Heights homeowners and landlords to make repairs to homes located within the Griffin Heights neighborhood of Tallahassee. Revitalizing the Griffin Heights neighborhood through the preservation of the neighborhood’s existing housing stock is essential to the livelihood and continued vibrancy of the community. By funding needed housing repairs, the Griffin Heights Housing Improvement Program will aid in keeping residents in their homes, ensure that neighborhood homes are free from health and safety hazards, and preserve the housing unit to allow current residents to age in place and/or provide future residents with decent and safe housing. To be eligible for this program, applicants must have an income of no greater than 120% of the Area Median Income for resident homeowners (owner-occupied residents) and no more that 80% of the Area Median Income for property owners (landlords). The maximum funding provided by the program is $25,000 for owner-occupied units and up to $17,500 for renter-occupied units.  This program implements the following Strategies and Action Items from the Griffin Heights Neighborhood First Plan:

  • Strategy CB 1.2: Provide assistance to homeowners to beautify their homes
    • Action CB 1.2.1: Promote existing City of Tallahassee housing rehabilitation programs through community events and targeted outreach.
    • Action Item CB 1.2.2: Implement a housing façade program that provides grants or low-interest loans for exterior improvements
    • Action Item CB 1.2.4: Organize a “Do Something Day” twice a year to assist residents in need with volunteers willing to help with minor home repairs and yard maintenance.
  • Strategy NI&LU 6.3: Promote the repair and reuse of existing structures.
    • Action Item NI&LU 6.2.3: Develop and implement a code enforcement amnesty program that waives liens for property owners that address violations.             
    • Action Item NI&LU 6.3.1: Develop and implement a housing assistance program that offers financial (grants and/or loans) and regulatory incentives for owners to repair and remodel existing structures
    • Action Item NI&LU 6.1.1: Maintain an inventory of all vacant lots and dilapidated homes within the neighborhood. 
  • Strategy F 1.2: Work with City and County departments and nonprofit partners to secure funding for neighborhood projects.
    • Action Item F 1.2.2: Work with the City of Tallahassee Community Housing & Human Services Department to secure funding for housing development projects.

Click Here To View the Griffin Heights Neighborhood First Plan
Click Here for the Overview of the Housing Improvement Program and Link to Grant Application

The application window for the Griffin Heights Housing Improvement Program is open from October 10 until November 15, 2022, at 5 p.m. Applications received by the deadline will be considered for funding. For questions, contact the Neighborhood Affairs Division at 850-354-3740 or neighborhood@talgov.com

Frenchtown Housing Rehab Program

Frenchtown Housing Rehab Program

The Frenchtown Housing Rehab Program is a five-year forgivable loan program funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), that seeks to repair homes located in the Frenchtown neighborhood. Revitalizing the Frenchtown neighborhood through the preservation of its existing housing stock is essential to the livelihood and continued vibrancy of the community. By funding needed housing repairs, the Frenchtown Housing Rehab Program will aid in keeping residents in their homes, ensure that neighborhood homes are free from health and safety hazards, and preserve the housing unit to allow current residents to age in place and/or provide future residents with decent and safe housing. The maximum funding provided by the program is up to $25,000 for owner-occupied units and up to $17,500 for renter-occupied units.

The application window for the Frenchtown Housing Rehab Program is closed.

See the full Overview document/FAQs of the program

Vibrant Neighborhoods Grant Program

Click here to learn more about vibrant neighborhood grants

The City of Tallahassee is hosting a virtual workshop on October 19 at 5:30 p.m. with information about this program.Sign up to the workshop is here or by calling 850-354-1926.

City of Tallahassee Neighborhood and Homeowner Associations: Are you interested in sponsoring a special event in your neighborhood to bring neighbors together? Do you know of a great place to have a welcome sign in your neighborhood? Or maybe you would like to add trees, benches or artwork to a public space. Perhaps your neighborhood would benefit from landscaping improvements in common areas or a community garden. If you and your neighbors are willing to work hard to see your ideas come to fruition, the City of Tallahassee would like to partner with you through the Vibrant Neighborhoods Grant Program to foster livable and vibrant neighborhoods.

The City of Tallahassee has established the Vibrant Neighborhoods Grant Program (VNG) to invest in resident-initiated projects designed to enhance the quality of life in City of Tallahassee neighborhoods. Find out more about the program and how to apply.

Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program for Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA

The City’s Neighborhood Affairs Division is pleased to announce the availability of funding for the Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program. Funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and administered by Neighborhood Affairs, the Neighborhood Partnership Grant provides grants to emerging and established neighborhood and homeowners associations (HOAs) in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside CRA District. Neighborhoods within the geographic boundaries of the district are encouraged to apply for up to $7,500 in funding to help improve their neighborhood’s physical and/or public safety conditions, or Neighborhood engagement and enrichment programing. The grant funds and accompanying technical assistance provided by Neighborhood Affairs are designed to empower neighborhood groups to effectively plan and implement solutions to neighborhood concerns.

Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants who have provided a completed grant application and whose proposed project meets the eligibility criteria. Approximately, $30,000 is available to funds grants under this program.

  • CRA Map
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Applications may be submitted via email to Neighborhoods@talgov.com, hand delivered by appointment to the Neighborhood Affairs office at Smith-Williams Service Center, 2295 Pasco Street, Tallahassee, or mailed to Smith-Williams Service Center at 2295 Pasco Street Tallahassee, FL 32310. No faxed applications will be accepted. Please call (850) 891-8795 or (850) 354-1926 to make an appointment to drop off your application.

Additional information about the program can be obtained by contacting Neighborhood Services Coordinator, Jillian Driscoll at Neighborhoods@talgov.com or 850-354-1926.

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